Toothbrush



10 is spaced when held taut Patented 25, 1931 mommies Application filedNovember 21, 1Q23.-, eria1 No. 408,882;

This invention relates to improvements in toothbrushes, and aims, amongother things, dental floss to provide a toothbrush havinga containerthereon towards the extremity of 5 thehandle remote from the thecontainer projecting at, an angle to the direction of theintermediateportion of the handle so that the'latter may be employed as a bow fromwhich a portion of'the floss means on the handle adjacentthe bristlesand a second holdingmeans onthe container. I am aware that it hasbeencustomary to provide a'dental floss container at the outer 15 end of atoothbrush handle on which rearward projections are arranged so that aportion of the floss maybe stretched between the i V In the presentinvention the projections. brush 1s compact, and no rearward exten sionsare required-as the intermediate portion of the handle isutilized as abow away I from which the floss is spaced moreover the distance betweenthe holding means for the extremities of the outstretched'floss is'.such25 that an ample length ofthe latter is provided for teeth cleaningpurposes.

With these and otherv objects tages in View which will become apparentas the specification proceeds, hereinafter more fully described with theaid of the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 illustrates a sideelevationof a 7 straight handled toothbrush having a conend remote fromthe bristles, and Figure 2 is a front view thereof.

Figures 3 and 4 show side views of the invention wherein handle areinte.gral, and I Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the coni tainer cap. YY

Referringito the drawings, 1 designates a toothbrush handle provided atone end with ordinary bristles 2. 3 denotes a container at the containerand the brush at an angle to the intermediate portion of the latter. InFigures 1 and 2 the container is separate from the handle and is securedo thereto by fastening means 5 bristles, and'with between one holdingtermediate portions-1a and advan the invention is tainerfmounted' on thehandle adjar tentits,

the opposite end of the handle which projects 3a which pass through thecontainer flanges 36 and takei v nonnn'r JAMES Gonnon mus s;gor ne sm;

sweete container is integral? With, iormed the handle 1.; 4 indicates"a, suitable; binding post or proj ection; Jn-thehandle adjacent thebristles 2 around which a portion; of a thread 1 maybe woundto hold itagainst movement. A cap 5 isremovablyfmounted on the outerasfairigasjaiata.,4the

end of the container3=andth'asanapertureo I therethrough-and' outwardprojections 7 and 7a formed thereon.--,l 1 a} A spool of dentalcontainer 3 and; a

Tend Ila- 0 o d-that portion thread-is secured" around the vbinding;post 4. Due to-the fact that the container is arranged atjanangle to othe a e and a from the same side of the handleias theoontainer 3 the;said-j intermediatejhandlelportion; may; i ny ev be ti ed as; a? bowfrom wh h th rea Porti n-8e tw en the proj ectionsfllaridfiaL-andthebinding post 4-is, when held tautby the fastening means, suflicientlyspaced to] permit its being em ployed for cleaning around and betweenthe M 7 I teeth. 1

1 Inthe. construction shown the projections;

7 an'dgfo are formed integral with the cap j5 whichis made in the formof a stamping, in which'case the threaded fiangefia ofthe s o capisal'so formed in the dies without the i a but obviously caps made 53aid of machiningotherwisemay also be utilized if desired,

floss 8 is; arranged-inthe thread 8a. of theflossi extends throughthefaperture 6, iscoiled around the projections against movement, and Ithe: extremity of the 1 tl -direction of the; in-

to e fact t heib g 'ip s ji; P oje t While in'the foregoing thepreferredjem-i bodiments of the invention have been described and shown,it'is understood that the r What I clann as my invention to secure byLetters Patent-is: v v

1. In, a toothbrush, the combinationiof:a

construction is susceptible tosuch, furthers-Q alterations andmodifications as fall within vthe scope of the appended claims. 1

and desire g. handle having bristles mounted thereon tog wardspneextremity, a container towards the opposite extremity of the handleinclinedv at an angle to the intermediate portion of the latter, saidcontainer being adapted 2 V p y 1 1,820,439

hold dental floss, and two fastening means, one on the container and theother on the handle adjacent the bristles each adapted to have a portionof a thread of dental floss secured to them so that that portion of thethread which lies between them is held taut and is spaced from theintermediate portion of the handle. I

2. A toothbrush consisting of a handle having bristles mounted thereontowards one extremity, a container towards the opposite extremity of thehandle inclined at an angle to the intermediate portion of the latter, acap on said container having an aperture therethrough throughwhich athread of dental floss contained in the container extends, means on thecap for holding one portion of the thread, and means on the handle adjacent the bristles for holding another portion of the thread so thatthat portion of the thread which lies between the two holding means isheld taut and spaced from the intermediate portion of the handle.

3. A toothbrush consisting of a handle having bristles mounted thereontowards one extremity, a container formed in the handle adjacent itsother extremity, the container lying obliquely relative to the extremityof the handle on which the bristles are mounted, a removable cap on saidcontainer having an aperture therethrough through which a thread ofdental floss contained in the container extends, means on the cap forholding a portion of the thread, and means on the handle adjacent thebristles for holding another portion of the thread so that that portionof the thread which lies between the two holding means may be heldtautand spaced from the intermediate portion of the handle.

ROBERT JAMES GORDON CHURCH.

